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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-02-16
The other medals on his breast are for
supremacy in athletic sports, one OF
them, quite naturally, for swimming =
Harper's Young People.
Two Little Girls.

1t was blowing, clustering St. Val
entine's Day, fifty years ago. Mrs. BLY,
was making ginger-bread-"muster
gingerbread" she calledeit, and Nellie
was watching her. She was wee.
chubby girl in linsey-woolsey gown
that was long enough to reach the tops
of her laced-up leather shoes. and a
dark tier that was almost as long as her
gown. am afraid if you had seen her
you would have said she looked just like
q little old woman. She wore cap,
tool forgot to mention that-a tiny
linen cap, trimmed with lace.
She looked on and wondered long
time before she spoke, thinking over
and over what she should say.
IF you please, mother" said she, at
last, Il would like to know what makes
you call it muster gingerbread. Il
| there mustard in it?''
: Her mother laughed.
..Oh no. my child, there's no mustard
in it," she said, kindly. ''And ! don't
know why it's called muster ginger
| bread, unless. because it is the kind that
is most always sold on the muster.
ground"
Well, it smells very nice. ! think
said Nellie. Pretty soon, her mother
rolled her dough again, and taking y
knife, cut out heart-shaped piece
which she put in to bake with the rest
And when it was done to a nice brown,
she gave it to Nellie.
"There's valentine heart for you,"
she said
"Oh, thank you, ma ami" cried Mel.
lie, eagerly.
| She was SO happy! She couldn't have
been better pleased with real golden
heart, such as saw on valentine to-
day, with pretty verse beneath it. ard
roses and lilies all around.
Only a little while ago heard this
same Nellie telling this story to little
maid in white pinafore, whose cash
mere frock doesn' reach anywhere near
the tops Of her dainty kid boots, and
who had been cryingfor as much as ten
minutes because she only had five love-
, ly valentines, all silver and gold, and
cobwebby lace and flowers.
II 'When 'spected sig Z" she walled !.
: with a finger in each eye.
Then grandmamma, that was Nellie
Bly,, told her this story. Youths Com,
panion.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-02-16

-Snif1in Tin his own estimation the
rising poet)-Ah, do you know, Miss
Bracing, that my fancies always come
to me in my dreams? Miss Bracing-
Yes, that is, perhaps, why they make
other people so sleepy. Sniffin, after a
moments hesitation, concluded that it
would be we'll to retire for while
NJ Y. Tele0ran,.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-02-16
INSTRUMENTAL VALENTINE,

II / met you face to face,
Maiden fair and full of grace,
should bow and doff my hat,
Say ''your servant" and all that.
While watched your pretty ways,
could only smile and praise;
And you'd never dream your lover
Could flaw in you discover.
But I'm holder, lady mine,
Hid behind ST. Valentines;
And I'll count YOU one. two, three
Faults that can plainly see.
Once saw tempest rise,
Clouding DER your pretty eyes,
When guest came to the door,
Who was old and sad, and poor.
Once saw you turn away,
With cold and freetful nay.
When your little brother came
Begging for some childish game.
Once / saw you sit at ease,
With book upon your kuews,
While your mother-patient saint
Did your work without complaint.
All! my pretty Valentine.
Ere 1 ask you to be mine,
] must know that lovely face
Shines with more than surface grace;
That your captivating art
Does not hide careless heart.
Lest when tresses brown grow white,
Eyes get dim which now are bright,
Age and trouble come apace,
Stealing beauty from your face,
] should bitterly repine
Choosing you my Valentine.
-ERizabeth p. allen. in N. Y Independent
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A boy can walk four miles to 60
skating, and drag some other fellows
sister all the way on sled, but when
his mother wants him to bring up a
bag of crackers from the grocery his
kidneys are so weak that he darsen't.
Huntington Free Press.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-02-16

in a pistol fight at Tin Cup, Col.
a spent bullet struck Tom Corners in
the mouth and knocked out one tooth.
The tooth fell to the floor, but Tom
swallowed the bullet before he knew
what had hit him.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-02-16
When the Democratic House o.

Representatives passes a pension bill
appropriating SIG, OO0, 900 for the year
more than the entire expenses of the
Government before the war-all for
Federal soldiers and their representa-
tives, it is high time to cease talking Of
Democrats as s'rebels" or enemies of the
Government. SBut that political prop
erty" will never do service in another
campaign. Boston Herald.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-02-16
UNCONSCIOUS NEEDS.
Wants That Are Largely Unfelt by TIE
Needy Ones Themselves.

Needy Ones Themselves.
It may be thought that wi tn SO many
needs of which men are fully conscious
and which they are eagerly endeavor.
ing to supply, it is somewhat super
fuous to recount or consider those OF
which they are unconscious, and which
can not, therefore, trouble or distress
them. If they can not, with all their
efforts, respond to the many needs
which they feel, why lead them to-
search for others of which they know
nothing? Yet the truth remains that
the deepest and most pathetic needs OF
humanity, those which appeal most
loudly for succor to such as can dis,
cover them, are largely unfelt and ur,,
known by the needy ones themselves.
The Inconsistencies of real neces.
sites is not confined to childhood. The
youth entering active life has many
conscious wants. Full Of vitality, he
desires to put it forth; he Graves sue
cess in his enterprises; wealth or fame
or love or glory seem to him brilliant
possibilities for which he will strive.
Yet none Of these things are so essen
tial to his welfare as others of which
he is profoundly unconscious firm
moral principle that shall enable him
to resist all allurements to evil;
patience, perseverance, industry, eco
nomy, kindly disposition, love of
Justice, benevolent heart. Whoever
helps him to attain his conscious wants
may benefit him and earn his gratitude,
but he who can arouse within him q
sense of the deeper needs of his nature
and help him to supply them is his
| trucst friend and benefactor.
So through all life. The student
knows that he needs more knowledge,
but he does not recognize that thirst
for knowledge. and mind eq uipped to
satisfy that thirst, are far more essen
tial needs. The man of business is very
conscious that he needs more capital,
but is sometimes quite ignorant that he
needs more caution. The mother in
her family wants to have more obedient
children and more dutiful ervants; she
knows not that the family's real need
is that of o wiser and more self-con-
troled mother and mistress.
This Inconsistencies of the deepest
needs is the great foe to all growth and
Improvement. The contentment of ths
slave with his chains forges them motS
firmly than the tyranny Of any masts!
can do. It is when the real need fol-
liberty becomes also conscious need
that the era of freedom has begun. So
with other evils; as long as we are un.
conscious that they are evils, contentte
abide in them, taking them as matters
/ of course to be accepted, instead OF foe
to be conquered, SO long they will re
| tain their power over US. He wh'
arouses us from this torpor, who shake
lis out of our self-satisfed condition
even at the risk of disturbing our pass
, | i've ease and comfort, renders us ia
Il greater service than if he ministered t
S u thousand wants which our fancy
constantly suggesting. = Rhilddelphi
r Ledger.
"A Williamsport Pa. man has pal
r of antlers measuring five feet betwee
s the tips, which were taken from the hea
/, of q buck killed on Pine creek recently
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1t is urged as an objection to
Mr.. Cleveland that his qualities are
negative. His negative is just what
the country needs. -4Na California.
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"A Chinaman is proprietor of a
news stand at San Bernardino, Cal,
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"A Williamsport Pa. } man has pair
of antlers measuring five feet between,
the tips, which were taken from the head
Of a buck killed on Pine creek recently.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-08-25
THE ENCAMPMENT.
1t Promises to be the Greatest Mill.
tary Display Ever Witnessed In the

1t Promises to be the Greatest Mill.
tary Display Ever Witnessed In the
Territory,
The militia boys 60 into camp next
Wednesday at Huron, and will pass six
or seven days of pleasant recreation, if
it may so be called. in performing mill
tary evolutions and dining on army ra-
tions. The law passed at the late ses-
sion is the New York military code,
and it is most thorough and complete.
1t reduces the pay of privates from
$15O to 70 cents, but this will enable
the governor to expand more in other
directions and will make the display all
the finer. Officers, who formerly receiv-
ed the same as privates, now get from
1925 to 50 day and found, which is
pretty good pay. The legislature ap-
prOpriated $1,000 extra for these en-
campments, the money to be expended
under the directions of the governor, so
that there is available $4,000 per year
instead of $15,O 600, besides contingent
appropriation Of 5000 which the gov
ernor can expand in case of necessity.
The staff is the largest and finest in the
northwest, both the governors and the
regimental commanders, and nothing
in the way of pageantry that has been
seen in the territory will equal the
grand review to be held on one of the
i days of the encaInpment.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-08-25

The executive council committee
appointed at the recent division con-
vention at Huron, met at Yankton re-
Gently and completed their campaign
organization. The work has been di-
vided into committees, as follows:
Treasurer, First National Bank, Yank-
ton; committee to audit accounts, O..
$. Clifford, Maj. Kellam and George
Matthews; committee for publication
of campaign literature, Gen. Campbell,
of Scotland. All county committees
are requested to begin the work of Or
ganization at once and to perfect all
plans for polling a full vote on election
day. A North Dakota delegate con-
ventiOn in the interest of division has
been called to meet at Fargo on the
2oth of September. This convention
arrangement is the result of CON-
mittee meeting headed by Governor
Mellette.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-08-25
The Old Familiar Talk.

Dakota Bell: One leading territorial
paper says that Cory, the man appoint
ed as Dakota's commissioner to the
American exhibition in London, is san
attorney by profession, farmer by
choice and a gentleman by instinct"
while another prominent paper insists
that he is "a trickster by profession, a
fraud by choice and a deadbeat by in
stinct." Hah. How natural this
sounds. Did any man ever hold even
a very small office in Dakota without
being talked about just this way? No,
never. The road OverSeer of district
number sixteen and the governor both
have to stand it. But in the case of
Cory, all he'll probably have to do will
be to ride a sorrowful bow legged cay
use in Butfals Bills show, and if he can
sto -orItD "I1IIUttU SUVUIuS mis-, IlCUh VI lO1.~~
what's the difference what his instincts
are
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-08-25
CRYSTAL WELLS.

We construct the Crystal Well. 1t
combines all the qualities of first
class well. 1t is the only method of
tubing by which drainage of surface
water, cess pools, privies, barn yards,
etc., is successfully prevented from
running into the well. Its cement
tubing is the neatest, cheapest and
most lasting ever invented, and gives
no bad taste to the water. Get one
and you will never dispense with it.
LARSON BROS,
Canton. Oak.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-08-25

Illinois there will be steady flow of
currency into the pockets Of the south
eastern Dakota producer. Hay is al
ready IS per ton, and there are mill
ions of acres of good productive grass
still in sight. In four months it will
be worth $40 per ton, and great
many believe it will reach 500 before
another summer. Five hundred tons
of hay will cost about $500. at $40
per ton the producer will pocket
$5,OOO-a clear gain of $4,000.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-08-25

Parties east should avail themselves
of the opportunity afforded by the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul rail-
way who will run three harvest excur-
sions this fall, selling round trip tick
cts at one fare, August 80, September
20 and October II, from any station
on their line in Illinois, Wisconsin and
eastern Iowa, to Canton, Dakota. For
price of ticket inquire of your local
agent, or write T. Thorson & Co.. of
this city, and they will take pleasure
in advising you.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-08-25
Lincoln County After rLuxuries

Sioux Falls Argus: United States
Marshal Moulton failed to get posses
sion of the man Potter, wanted by the
government for falsely obtaining pos
Session of registered letter. He was
arrested by the Lincoln county authori-
ties on the charge Of larceny and will
be made to stand a trial there. 1t
might have seemed that Lincoln coun-
ty could have allowed to the federal
government the luxury of a prosecution,
but the good people there evidently pre-
ferred to take charge of that matter
themselves
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-08-25

Secretary Bushnell, of the Dakota
board of agriculture, has succeeded in
getting all articles carried free over
the Milwaukee and Northwestern rail-
ways. This, with the low passenger
rates already secured, and good crops.
inSureS success beyond question.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-08-25
Never 60 HRnNV.

Sioux Falls Press: 1t is said at Co.
lumbia that Major Barrett of Aberdeen
is likely to be indicted for what he has
charged against the governor. The
major is doubtless not greatly cast
down. Nothing makes an editor so
happy as to have big fight on his
hands
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-08-25
A Hale i'm the WALL

Sioux Falls Press: E. G. Carter was
at Alexandria last week getting out
stone from a quarry there, and found a
hole in the rocks 2OOx1OO feet and IA
feet deep. He started in with steam
pump to pump out the water. The
feat was accomplished in twenty-four
hours and the hole emptied of 100000
"lllOnS of water.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-08-25
Too True.

An exchange says: A newspaper
may praise man till it exhausts its
vocabulary and the man will accept it
as though he deserves it; but rub the
hair the wrong way ever so gently, and
only once; and he'll fly into Mysteries,
stop his paper and call you everything
that's bad. Isn't it strange? And
there are several living examples of the
truth of this in our county.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-08-25
SucIl IL; Life.

n prominent paper says: Did you
ever observe it? When man makes a
humble beginning and rises to wealth
and distinction, he is pointed out by
his fellOWmen as model Self-made
man. If woman commences life as a
chambermaid or in any other position
in the humble walks of life, and after
wards rises in the world, the rest of
womankind never forgive her. Why is
if SOc
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-08-25
Premium in Hypocrtsy.

LeMars Globe: TO encourage hypoc-
risy, to breed a nation of sneaks and
nose pokes, employ your sons under
twenty-one years of age to go and get
beer and then inform. If this is what
the Good Templars teach, can it be an
order that will elevate our young men
and teach them to lead moral lives,
when they add the baseness of the in
former to the infamy of the spy.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-08-25

O7iiy ~.
Omaha Man-That is beautiful section Of
country up your way.
Stranger-Yes, we expect it to become
great favorite with summer visitors We
have named our place Verdure Glen.
"My gracious! That will ruin it."
"Ruin it?'
eyes, stree. You must give it an unpro-
nounceable Indian name, six syllables long,
if you want it to become a summer resort
Omaha World. . me.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-08-25
\ Mere Harvest Incident.

jamestown Alert: 1t is said that the
Dalrymple farms in the Red River Val
ley unable to secure binding twine be-
fore harvest have been compelled to
snip by express 100 tons or nine car
loads of twine from Boston. The ship
ment by express was necessary to in
sure its arrival in time, and is the larg-
est shipment Of the kind ever made.
The charges alone on this must have
been such as would paralyze manv
large farmers in other parts of the
world, but are mere harvest incident
in Dakota.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-08-25
He Had Learned = Lesson.

Backwoodsman lin Ohio town)-I hear
you've struck well Of natural gas here lately
Hotel Keeper-Yes, sir; got one in our back
yard.
Backwoodsman-1 wish you'd tell the clerk
to turn it off when he shuts up for the night.
For heavens sake warn him against blowing
it outl I had an experience once myself,
mister.-Judge
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-08-25

Any person who has taken a paper regularly
from the postotce, whether directed to him or not
or whether he hss subscribed not, is RESPONSE
BILE for the payment.
The courts have decided that refusing to take
newspapers or periodicals from the postoffce, or
removing and leaving it uncalled for is prima
facle evidence Of Intentional fraud.
Ii any person orders his paper discontinued, he
ne must pay all arrearages, or the publishers may
continue to send 1t until payment is made and col
lect the whole amount whether the paper is taken
from the Office or not.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-08-25
In the Country.

Jimmy--I was walking in the woods, when
oil at once I came upon the biggest kind of
rattlesnake.
Pa-How do you know it was rattlesnake.
Jimmy9
"By the way my teeth ratified as soon as ]
saw him. Texas Siftings
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-08-25

hVEP,C Hair vigor has given me
7lIE - perfect satisfaction. / was
nearly bald for six years, during which
time used many hair preparations, but
without success. Indeed, what little
hair I had was growing thinner, until
l tried Ayers Hair Vigor. l used two
bottles of the Vigor, and my head is now
we'll covered with a new growth of hair.
-Judson 3. Chapel, Peabody, Mass.
LAID that has become weak, gray,
SI0'iu and faded, may have new life
and color restored to it by the use of
Ayers Hair Vigor. +My hair was thin,
faded, aud dry, and fell out in large
quantities. Ayers Hair Vigor stopped
the falling, and restored my hair to its
original color. AS a dressing for tho
hair, this preparation has no equal
Mary n. Hammond, Saltwater, MINI.
VICOR youth, and beauty, in tho
u'OOss, appearance of the hair, may
be preserved for all indefinite period by
the use of Ayers Hair Vigor. "a dis
ease of the scalp caused my hair to be-
come harsh and dry, and to fall out
freely. Nothing ! tried seemed to do
me any good until l commenced using
Ayers Hair Vigor. Three bottles of
this preparation restored my hair to 4
healthy condition, and it is now soft
and plant. My scalp is cured. and it
is also free from danGruff. - Mrs. L. r.
Foss, Milwaukee, Wis.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-08-25

IT you want good brand of flour
call at Eichelberger's Flour and Feed
Store.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-08-25
WARNER BRoSv as' o*'a1oo: 90 s5:'; IT: Street.
For Oilet Use.

Ayers Hair Vigor keeps the hair soft
and plant, imparts to it the lustre and
freshness Of youth, causes it to grow
-aAui1AAFsaan;lE, Au AZ eraiicates Daudruff, cures
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-18
ROCK ISLAND, WEDNESDAY. MAY is. 1887.
"A Rad NASAL ORGAN,

For over four years have been great
sufferer from terrible form of Nasal
Catarrh. | was greatly annoyed with a
constant roaring in my head and my
bearing became very much impaired.
The discharge from my nose was pro-
fuse aud very offensive, and nv general
health impaired | tried ost all promi.
uent physicians, but they did not cure
me, and used various advertised prep
arations without benefit.
One day i chanced to read remark
able article written by a prominent citi-
zen of Athens, Ga, stating that he had
been permanently cured by the use CT
eight bottles of B B B-Botanic Blood
Balm. Being skeptical on the subject,
wrote to him on the subject and received
Il most encouraging answer to the effect
that he hsd been cured long enough tc
he thoroughly satisfied that no return OF
the disease would ensue.
then sent to the drug store of T. f
Smith 4 Bro and purchased B B B.
and To nv utter astonishment and salts
faction, the use of ten bottles has restOr-
ed my general health, stopped the roar
ing sensation. entirely healed and cured
the nasal cstarrh and am proud to rec
Ommend blood remedy with such
powerful curative properties.
shall continue its Use a little Longer
and feel confident that will he entirely
cured Of one of The most obstinate cases
of nasal catarrh in the country.
The business men of our town know OF
my case n C. FDwARDs.
I.ampsssas Springs, Tex May /, 1886
BLOOD OF A TEXAN
For six years have been afflicted with
blood poison, which continued to in
| crease, while PHYSICIANS were attempting
to cure me
One bottle of B. B. has made me
feel like a new man, and am now rapid
ly recovering. W II DAVIS
San Marcos, Texas, May 3. 1886.
BAD BLOOD AT BRUNSWICK. GA.
have tried Is. B. B. aud found it u
great thing for the blood. | also had
rheumatic pains, and the use of one bot
tie of B. B. has done the work but
will finish up on the second bottle as q
chncher MAY God spread it to every
one is my prayer. W. R ELLIS.
Brunswick, Ga, April 2S, 1886
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-18

With repeated and powerful doses of
quinine. chills and fever in some one of
Its vari0ns FORMS springs into acrive ex-
istence again, often without the slghtes,
apparent provocation- To eXtinguish the
smodering emhers of this obstinate and
reCOndite malady, no less than to suhdue
il when it raGes fi"rcelv in the system
Hnstetier's stomach bitters is all sufficient
When every resource of the phar>
macopeia has been exhausted against il
in vain. the hitters conquer It-removt
every lingering ves,ige OF 1t. Nay, more
the bilters will protect those brought
within the influence of the atmospheric
poison that begets malarial disease, from
its attacks. Disorders of the stomach
liver and bowels, are among the com
plants to be apprehended from the use OF
miasma, tainted water. These are both
cured and prevented by the bit
ters Rheumatism. constipation ant
renal complaints, yield to its action.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-18

The greatest foe of America people is
consumption; It's victims number many
thousands each year. Physicians and
druggists have at last found a remedy
which they feel justified IN recommend
ing This is DR. Bigelow's Cure, which
cures consumption in stages that Other
remedies are of no benefit. 1t cures
coughs. colds, and all throat and lung
diseases speedily and safely. Price 81
cents and 81, Of druggists.